13:20 Gowran Park

Wednesday 10 May 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 1m 32.37s

(9)

Liberty Vallence

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

125/1

Dick Whittington colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Arabian Cafe. Dam 1¼m-11.6f winner.

Form:

(4)

Play It Again Zaam⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76

9/4

Lightly-raced gelding. Excellent third of 20 in maiden (200/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 46 days ago, well positioned. First run for yard after leaving Barry Fitzgerald. Booking of McDonogh a plus.

Form: 00-73

(3)

Toughen Up^t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 77

5/6

4/1, excellent second of 11 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Will take the beating if reproducing that run.

Form: 00-52

(7)

Dance The Flame¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chloe Byrne⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

125/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1, fourteenth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 90

(8)

Doctor Nightingale³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G Elliott

11/1

Seventh of 12 in maiden (25/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) on debut 34 days ago, running on. Likely to improve.

Form: 7

(1)

Kinda Tiny¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Doyle

66/1

Twelfth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft, 66/1) on debut 18 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 0

(10)

Lady Onyx

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

8/1

€52,000 yearling, Kodi Bear filly. Dam 5f winner out of useful 7f winner Dangle. Stable in good form so a newcomer to note.

Form:

(2)

Neowise³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

Twelfth of 13 in maiden (12/1) at Cork (7f, heavy) on debut 32 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

Pegula

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Doyle

50/1

Cotai Glory filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f-6f winner Fognini and 7f-8.4f winner Clotherholme. Dam maiden placed at 1m-9.5f.

Form:

(6)

Queen Mab²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: J G Murphy

33/1

Ninth of 11 in maiden (8/1) at this course (8f, soft) on debut 21 days ago.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Toughen Up (5/6), Play It Again Zaam (9/4), Lady Onyx (8/1), Neowise (10/1), Doctor Nightingale (11/1), Queen Mab (33/1), Pegula (50/1), Kinda Tiny (66/1), Dance The Flame (125/1), Liberty Vallence (125/1)

It's a shade disconcerting that connections reach for a tongue tie on the back of TOUGHEN UP's big career-best effort at Limerick less than 3 weeks ago but that slight niggle aside, a repeat of that form will see him tough to beat. Doctor Nightingale is a sure-fire improver, with newcomer Lady Onyx one to monitor in the betting.